


Pentagon identifies six airmen killed in KC-135 crash in Iraq
Six airmen were killed when a U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed during ongoing combat operations against Iran.

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Six US service members killed in KC-135 crash in Iraq
“All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased,” CENTCOM announced.

Paid parental leave is on the horizon, but feds still have questions
Paid parental leave begins Oct. 1, but feds are still missing key pieces of how that leave will work in practice.

When will the US military return to pre-COVID normal? Probably never, this admiral says
“We’ve learned some things along the way that I don’t want to go back on, right?”

Pentagon indentifies airman killed in Kuwait vehicle accident, 2 others injured
Senior Airman Jason Khai Phan, 26, died in a non-combat vehicle accident in Kuwait.

Recruit from Wisconsin found dead in Fort Jackson barracks
A basic combat training soldier has been found dead in his barracks at a South Carolina base.

Philippines deports US Marine pardoned in 2014 transgender killing
A U.S. Marine convicted of killing a Filipino transgender woman was deported Sunday after a presidential pardon cut short his detention in a case that renewed outrage over a pact governing American military presence in the Philippines.

Here’s how Global Strike Command is shifting its focus to China, Russia
To keep operating despite the coronavirus, ICBM airmen began pulling two-week alerts — the longest in Air Force Global Strike Command history.

Navy fires Lackland training center CO
Cmdr. Robert Arias was relieved of command following the findings of an investigation, officials said.

Navy veteran: For 2 decades, VA never told him he had HIV
In a federal lawsuit filed this week, the South Carolina man says he ended up with “full-blown AIDS” because he never received treatment after being kept in the dark.

Sailor dies in DC hit and run
Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Caleb S. Herndon had recently completed K-9 handling school and was supposed to get his working dog the week he died.
